OEM Headlines: Honda to invest big in two U.S. plants
Forbes says the Trump administration’s move to roll back existing federal fuel efficiency targets of 54.5 miles per gallon for model year 2022-2025 cars and light trucks, would be a terrible deal for American drivers. The move is endorsed by U.S. auto dealers...
A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: Toyota investing $1 billion in US artificial intelligence center
Over the next five years, Toyota will invest $1 billion in an artificial intelligence and robotics research center. The Detroit Bureau says that the facilities will not only focus...
A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: Nissan is 'racing forward' with autonomous cars, says CEO Carlos Ghosn
Nissan says it is expediting the introduction of autonomous cars. Forbes reports the Japanese automaker made the announcement at the Tokyo Motor Show that it will offer...
A look at the week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: Mitsubishi, Nissan will build mini EV together
The minicar project Nissan and Mitsubishi started four years ago is about to get extra resources to help ease the move into the electric-vehicle sector. Auto Blog says Nissan will have...
A look at the week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: New auto group formed to prevent cyberattacks
Two auto trader associations are forming a new working group to help prevent cyberattacks on the nation's 230 million cars and trucks. The Detroit News says the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers...
A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: Toyota to sell cars that communicate with each other and roadways by year end
Forbes reports that Toyota will sell cars that communicate with each other and roadways by year end. Many automakers are working on this technology,...
A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: Toyota spends $50 million to accelerate self-driving car program
Toyota wants to accelerate the process of a self-driving car program and is spending $50 million dollars over the next five years to make sure it happens. The company...
A look at the week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: New car crash avoidance systems earn high marks
According to CNBC, technologies designed to prevent collisions are becoming an option in more vehicles and also earning high marks. Many vehicles are earning "superior" ratings, including BMW, Mercedes, and Acura.
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A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: 1. Auto production is surging in the US as the car market booms Reuters reports that auto production advanced at its strongest pace in eight months, seeing a surge in third-quarter economic growth. Industrial production shot up 0.6 percent...
A look at this week’s top OEM headlines
This week's most impactful OEM headlines, including: 1. Toyota books third straight first-quarter profit record on cost cuts, currency gains Toyota has posted their third straight year of record first-quarternet profit, crushing analyst estimates, according to Reuters.com. Cost cuts and currency gains made up for slightly...
Breaking the F&I Stereotype – Simple Steps, Powerful Results
For decades, car buyers have walked into the F&I office with a sense of dread and many would rather have a root canal than...
Why Purchase a Service Contract?
We all know that the VSC as Johnny Garlich would call it, “is the engine that pulls the train.” If you learn how to...
‘Mind the Gap’ Between Acquisition and Retail Ready
For 50 years, loudspeakers in London subways have cautioned riders to watch their step when boarding and de-boarding. This omnipresent “Mind the Gap” alert...
How to Recruit Top Talent for Your Sales Team – Mark Tewart
Every dealer knows that the auto industry has its cycles. As we approach the end of the year, car sales usually see a slump...
WardsAuto’s Steve Finlay on Today’s F&I Process
In recent years, new technology has been re-defining the F&I office. How are you adapting to these changes in your dealership? In today’s segment,...
Upselling Customer Pay Revenues
On this week's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Almog Veig talks about upselling customer pay revenues and how to use show and tell methods...
The F&I-Sales Relationship
On this week's episode of Progressive Retail, Cory Mosley is joined in the studio by Shaka Dyson, President of Dealer F&I University, to talk...
Don’t Take the Bait
Nobody can offend you without your consent. If anybody says or does anything to try and get under your skin, don't give in. On...
What’s the Real Secret to Success?
"The speed of the boss is the speed of the team." On today's episode of Kain & Co., David goes over this quote and...
